Systems and methods for priority placement in missing or defective jet correction

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more programming instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• identify a pixel in a bit map in which an ink drop is to be ejected by an inoperative inkjet during printing operations, the pixel being associated with a first drop value;
• identify other pixels in the bit map that are to be analyzed at the present time in accordance with a pixel order defined by a displacement map, each of the other pixels being associated with a second drop value;
• perform a higher preference action analysis of only first ones of the plurality of pixels assigned a given priority level of a plurality of different priority levels defined by a priority map to determine whether a higher preference action is allowable based on the first and second drop values;
• and
• perform a lower preference action analysis of only the first ones of the plurality of pixels to determine whether a lower preference action is allowable based on the first and second drop values, when a determination is made that higher preference action is not allowable.

A system, comprising:

• printheads configured to apply ink marks to a sheet of media;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• identify a pixel in a bit map in which an ink drop is to be ejected by an inoperative inkjet of the printheads on the sheet of media during printing operations, the pixel being associated with a first drop value;
• identify other pixels in the bit map that are to be analyzed at the present time in accordance with a pixel order defined by a displacement map, each of the other pixels being associated with a second drop value;
• perform a higher preference action analysis of only first ones of the plurality of pixels assigned a given priority level of a plurality of different priority levels defined by a priority map to determine whether a higher preference action is allowable based on the first and second drop values;
• and
• perform a lower preference action analysis of only the first ones of the plurality of pixels to determine whether a lower preference action is allowable based on the first and second drop values, when a determination is made that higher preference action is not allowable.